Canada
Ethnicity varies with ---% of the population being mixed
25
--- largest country in land area
2nd
10 provinces and -- territories
3
approximently ---% of canadas 34 million people live in urban areas such as montreal and vancouver or in the capital toronto
81
about --- percent of the population lives within 100m of the us border where there is a more temperate climate and easy access to commerce
90
Histroy-originally a ----
British Colony
Mountains in the ________ and ________edges surround a central area of plains.
Eastern and western
The ----- flows to the southwest to the --------- just south of Vancouver
Fraser River, Pacific ocean
the ----- flows from the great slave lake and empties into the ---------
Mackenzie River, Arctic Ocean
right coast heavily populated
SE most dense N less dense cuz of climate
population scares on the top and middle
along borders more people
the --------- are north Americas oldest mountain range and extend south through the united states
appalachian mountains
Todays ______ as more women enter the work force
average family has decreased to three members
the ------ a giant core of rock anchoring the continent makes up the eastern half of Canada and parts of the northeastern --------
canadian shield , united states
southern canada is characterized by different biomes which feature wide variation in ----- and ------
climate and regulations
Today canada is a ______ with power divided into three branches of government ___ _____ ___
constitutional monarchy legislative executive and judicial
History-Canada became a ____ and ultimately gained indepence in -----
dominion 1931
----- and ----- are canadas two official languages
english and french
East of the rockies the land ------and ------to form the great plains and interior lowlands
falls in elevation and flattens
History- indigenous groups like the ____- and _____ peoples along with the french and british colonists became the foundation for canadian cultures
inuit and first nations
Immigration has helped to create a _________ in canada
multicutural society
canadas abundant ----- include energy minerals timber and fish and have made canada a wealthy nation
natural resources
between the pacific and rocky mountain ranges a ------- effect leads to a drier climate
rainshadow
The ---- flows from lake ontario towards the ----- and forms part of canadas border with the united states
st lawrence river,, gulf of st lawrence
largest block of population valley of the _______-
st lawrence seaway
lack of ------ in the northern region leads to ----- ,------- and ------- climates and year round ------
sunlight , subarctic tundra and ice cap , freezing temperatures
The Pacific Ranges in the west were formed though------ activity and includes the Cascade Ranges and the Coast Range
tectonic
more than 5000 miles of border with the ---
united states
what are the landforms that link canada and the united states and where are they located
The rocky mountains extend from new mexico to alaska
----- especially theater and music are highly regarded in canada with ____ ranking the third largest production center in the English speaking world
the arts - toronto